Seth Meyers named host of 66th Primetime Emmy Awards

Submitted

Seth Meyers has been
named host of the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, to be telecast live Monday, Aug. 25 (8 p.m.), on NBC. The
event takes place at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles.

Award-winning director
and producer Don Mischer will serve as executive producer. Producing with
Mischer will be Charlie Haykel and Julianne Hare.

The announcement was
made by the Television Academy and NBC.

"Seth's expertise and
ease in front of a live audience during his time at 'SNL,' as well as his
comedic brilliance both as a writer and in front of the camera on 'SNL' and
'Late Night,' makes him the perfect choice to host the Emmys," said Paul
Telegdy, president of late night and alternative programming at NBC
Entertainment. "Plus, with Don's vast experience at putting these type of big
productions together, we'll be in great hands."

"Seth is such a talented
performer and writer, and we know he will bring something unique to hosting the
Primetime Emmy Awards," said Bruce Rosenblum, chairman and CEO of the
Television Academy. "We are also excited to welcome Don back this year and very
much look forward to their collaboration as we celebrate television's biggest
night during one of the most transformative years in Television
Academy history."

Meyers is the host of
NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" and was a member of "Saturday
Night Live." In addition to being the show's head writer, Meyers was also a
co-anchor of the show's popular "Weekend Update" segment.

Meyers, who is also an
Emmy winner, was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the
world for 2014.

Mischer is an
internationally acclaimed producer and director of television and live events.
He has been honored with 15 Emmy Awards, a record 10 Directors Guild of America
Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, a Peabody Award for excellence in broadcasting,
Europe's prestigious Gold Rose of Montreux and the 2012 Norman Lear Achievement
Award in Television from the Producers Guild of America.

Additionally, the
Television Academy will host the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday, Aug. 16.